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Casanova’s unwanted escape
- July 1, 2023
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Casanova’s first great love was Bellino, a woman who had disguised herself as a castrato (a castrated opera singer with a unique singing voice that made them highly fashionable and capable of earning huge sums of money). He was nineteen at the time. They had decided to elope to Rimini when fate intervened. Casanova had -
Castrati
- March 5, 2022
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Casanova had a number of encounters with castrati during his life, most notably Bellino. Amongst castrati, Farinelli was regarded as one of the greatest. Here’s a very readable article about Farinelli and the world of the castrati by Ivan Hewett from ‘The Daily Telegraph’. 'Casanova in Paris: The Shadows of the King' is now freely -
Bewildering Bellino
- February 5, 2022
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Extract from an article written by Dave on one of Casanova’s first great loves. “Casanova came across Bellino at an inn in Ancona on 25th February, 1744 along with his mother, a brother (Petronio, ‘the first female dancer at the opera’, i.e., a female impersonator) and two sisters, Marina and Cecilia. The family were performers
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